pin tightener

[invader@northlink.com]

> In a message dated 10/31/02 9:26:59 AM Central Standard Time, 
> invader@northlink.com writes:
> 
>> Can someone tell me if it's OK to use pin tightener? I have already
>> tapped  the pins as far as they will go. She does not want to put out
>> the $ for a  pin block. Thank you 
>>        Dan
>> 
>> 
> 
> Sure, you can use pin tightener. What have you got to loose? But be
> sure to  tell your customer that spending the money to do this is a
> waste of money. If  the strings have been tapped down to the plate, and
> they still don't hold,  there is obviously a problem here. 
> 
> But there are a couple of other options besides replacing the pin
> block.  1. Replace the pins with larger ones. This won't fix the pin
> block problem,  but it will give the piano a couple of more months,
> maybe a year or two, of  life, before the pins start slipping again.
> 2. Use CA glue. Shore up the bottom of the pin block, and squirt some
> CA glue  next to the pin. That might be enough to hold the pin for a
> while.  3. Use impact resin. Again, shore up the effected section of
> the pin block.  Remove the pins, and clean out the holes. Fill the
> holes half way with impact  resin, and drive in 2/0 pins. Let that sit
> for 2 or 3 days. Remove the pins,  and drive in 3/0 pins. They will be
> very tight, and you've fixed the cracks  in the pin block. I've done
> this repair on small sections, as well as a whole  piano, and it was
> very successful. 
> 
> Good luck
> 
> Wim